Just regular charcoal on plain (cheap) photocopy paper. Can't use fancy paper all the time! Here's one of Arizona Muse cuz she's a pretty girl, and I was contemplating bob haircuts that weeks. I did end up cutting my hair - myself! Yes, I got skills. And no, it didn't turn out as cute as hers. Luckily, hair has remarkable regenerative powers, so I continue to go at it with the scissors.
Another of one. I was attempting to draw this one kind of loosely, to capture the way John Singer Sargent's sketches are (see here). Not as good as his I'm afraid. I really love the delicacy of his charcoal drawings, and I'm definitely not there yet. Will keep practicing!
You can see how the paper warped after I sprayed it with SpectraFix. I don't really have much experience with pastel fixatives. I chose SpectraFix because it's non-toxic. I like it well enough. The paper warped because it is quite thin and is meant to be used for photocopies not art. I think the warpage looks pretty interesting though!
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